INNOVATIVE WORK FROM THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF FLORAL DESIGN ERS ™ ARTISTIC FLORal DESIGN8 Pat Diehl Scace AIFD, AAF, BLA Pat currently serves as Floral Display Supervisor for the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri, producing large-scale thematic and temporary landscape displays. Author, educator and landscape architect, her passion for both plants and design merge as a floral designer, using all things botanical for a variety of commercial and residential applications. Donald Yim AIFD, CFD, PFCI  With a passion for flowers, a sense of exploration and an eye for beauty, Donald has been in floral design for over 30 years and is currently the Creative Director of West Van Florist in Vancouver, Canada; Education Specialist at Floriology Institute of Jacksonville, Florida; as well as the Design Director at Smithers-Oasis North America of Kent Ohio. Jackie Lacey AAF, AIFD, CFD, PFCI Jackie has over thirty-five years of experience and his portfolio includes an extensive background in the retail floral market, program presentation and floral education. He currently serves as Director of Education and Industry Relations for BloomNet and Floriology. With his passion for all things flowers, Jackie is considered a leader in the industry on a national and international level and a specialist for market trends, current design trends, industry edu- cation and retail marketing. He has held leadership positions in many local, state and national industry associations and non-profit organizations and serves as the current National President of AIFD ® . Tim Farrell AAF, AIFD, CFD, PFCI AIFD Past President Rachelle Neal AIFD, CFD AIFD National Board Member-at-Large Task Force Liaison Pete Samek AIFD, CFD AIFD North Central Chapter Representative to the National Board Sheryl Timmermann Doerr AIFD, CFD AIFD North Central Chapter Board of Directors JURORS + TASKFORCE9 What an amazing experience to be part of the first AIFD ® book partnership with Wildflower Media! It has been an absolute pleasure to work with the Wildflower Media team. It is our hope to have the opportunity again in the future with this and other projects. On behalf of the AIFD ® Task Force, Tim Farrell AIFD, Sheryl Doerr AIFD, Pete Samek AIFD and myself, we want to thank the jurors, Donald Yim AIFD, Pat Scace AIFD and Jackie Lacey AIFD for their time, professionalism and commitment to this project and AIFD ® . It was a pleasure to work with each of you. Thank you to the AIFD ® management staff for all their hard work on the members behalf. A special thanks to the all the AIFD ® members who gave their time and resources to submit content for this book and share their talent and art. We appreciate each and every one of you. Every submission was a work of art and shared from the heart, this made our selections difficult but gave us the beautiful photos to enjoy on the pages before you. We are humbled to share these works from just a few of the talented members of AIFD ® and encourage you to look for an AIFD ® member in your area or on your social connections for your floral needs. Until our next book… Sincerely, Rachelle Neal AIFD Head of the AIFD ® Book Task Force Design and photo by Florence Ling AIFD, CFDCONTENTS 14 22 26 30 38 40 Damien Koh AIFD, CFD, PFCI Angelyn Tipton AIFD, CFD, GMF Louisa Lam AIFD, CFD, PFCI, CPFD Charlie Groppetti AIFD, CFD Atsuko Aimi AIFD, CFD Xuan Wu AIFD, CFD, EMC Susana Ortega AIFD, CFD Anita Li AIFD, CFD Nancy Bartlett AIFD, CFD Susan Bean AIFD, CFD Florence Ling AIFD, CFD Lisa Belisle AIFD, CFD, CF 44 46 52 54 58 66 1011 Learn more about these designers on pages 114 - 119 Cres Motzi AIFD, CFD, EMC Patricia Fowler AIFD, CFD Marcela López-Vallejo AIFD, CFD Greg Lum AIFD, CFD, EMC Ikuko Hashimoto AIFD, CFD, EMC Susanne Law AIFD, CFD, EMC Solomon Leong AIFD, CFD, Ph.D. Julia Kim AIFD, CFD, PFCI Alejandro Figueira Fernandes AIFD, CFD Brenna Quan AIFD, CFD Laura Daluga AIFD, CFD Yingjuan Wang AIFD, CFD 70 72 74 76 78 84 86 90 98 102 108 11216 MATERIALS: Rosa spp. (rose), Anigozanthos spp. (kangaroo paw), Scabiosa atropurpurea (pincushion flower, scabious), Clematis spp. (virgin’s bower), Cirsium japonicum (Japanese thistle), Sanguisorba spp. (burnet), Kalanchoe spp., Malus halliana (Hall crab apple), Rubus chingii hu (Chinese raspberry), Liriope muscari (lily grass) ARTISTIC FLORAL DESIGN / damien koh aifd, cfd, pfci17 Spherical This work would feel at home placed in nature surrounded by water and duckweed. To create the form, cut off a third of a floral-foam sphere, pin the leaves all around and crisscross and create texture. Then balance the sphere on three stems, and randomly insert flowers. PHOTOGRAPHY: Lincoln Sun27 MATERIALS: Phalaenopsis spp. (moth orchid), Hydrangea spp. (miniature hortensia), Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea), Cornus sericea (red-osier dogwood) branches PHOTOGRAPHY: Dave Ng Louisa Lam AIFD, PFCI, CFD, CPFD stand in snow The spirit of floral art is about the harmony of nature and human manipulation. It’s a plan without a plan, skill without any skill; this is a common feature in the art form. Louisa Lam Flowers Coquitlam, British Columia, CanadaNext >

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